Our Examinations

The examination includes medical and occupational history, physical examination, consultation and recommendation, reports, correspondence, and the following procedures.

1. Testing of vision.
2. Urinalysis.
3. Blood Counts: leukocytes, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and platelets.
4. Blood Test:

Glucose (diabetes)
Cholesterol and triglycerides (blood fats)
Creatinine (kidney function)
Calcium
Phosphorus and potassium (mineral metabolism)
Uric acid (gout)
Alkaline phosphate
Bilirubin
Total protein and SGOT (liver)
Serology (syphilis test) and T4 (thyroid)

As biochemical automation progresses, other tests may be added from time to time.

1. Chest X-Ray.
2. Twelve lead electrocardiogram (once prior to age 40, yearly thereafter).
3. For women, "pap" smear (test for cervical cancer).
4. At age 40, we also include annually (unless otherwise noted):
   1. Tonometry (glaucoma test). Performed by an ophthalmologist of patient's choice (every two years).
   2. Colonoscopy (colon cancer check)
   3. Hemocult test (colon cancer test)
   4. Spirometry (test lung function)

OPTIONAL EXAMINATION

The following procedures are recommended at appropriate intervals, if needed and if desired by the patient.

1. “Stress” electrocardiography (special tracings, recorded during controlled exercise, sometimes reveal hitherto unsuspected coronary disease.)
2. Examination for eye glasses.
3. Dental x-rays and consultation.
4. Immunizations: (influenza and pneumonia as indicated), tetanus, poliomyelitis, and others as needed for foreign travel.
5. For women, mammography (x-rays of the breasts). Recommended at periodic intervals over age of 40, if patient is a high risk for development of breast cancer.

Our appointment secretary invites inquiries as to dates available for this examination. We attempt to initiate the preliminary aspects of this examination immediately at the convenience of the patient.

TWO PHASE EXAM

During phase ONE, the initial appointment, a combination of interviews and medical questionnaires, is designed to outline any and all symptoms which might require a special study. Blood studies and urinalysis are carried out. A brief visit is scheduled with the physician in charge in order to determine the urgency of any problem, to obtain pertinent previous records and x-rays and to prepare for any special or unusual problems.

Phase TWO consists of the physical examination and the diagnostic and the therapeutic tests and procedures which accompany it. If the need is not urgent, the patient may be requested to wait until sufficient time is available in the schedule for a complete and detailed examination.

Some individuals desire examinations also for their spouses: these examinations may be arranged simultaneously or separately as the schedule permits.